NBA’s Changing of the Guard

NBA’s younger teams—the Bulls, the Heat, the Thunder—are pushing past the aging Lakers and Spurs.
NBA’s Changing of the Guard
LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives against Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls in Game Three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls and the Heat are two of the young teams taking over the NBA. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Kristen Meriwether
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives against Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls in Game Three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Bulls and the Heat are two of the young teams taking over the NBA. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Kristen Meriwether
Kristen Meriwether
Journalist